Building electrification: motions

The question put

That this house notes that: (1) the Victorian government’s building electrification regulatory impact statement (RIS), if implemented, will have a significant effect on households and businesses; (2) submissions to the: (a) building electrification RIS closed on 28 February 2025; (b) minimum standards for rental properties and rooming houses regulatory impact statement closed on 1 July 2024; (3) submissions to both paragraph (2)(a) and (b) have not been made public; (4) the Deloitte modelling which informed and guided the building electrification RIS has not been released publicly, in particular assumptions underlying the modelling; (5) the Energy Networks Australia submission that has been released lists as its key findings: (a) Victorians will pay an additional $22 billion over the next 20 years; (b) no real emissions reduction, as any savings are largely wiped out in the first five years, with minimal long-term impact; (c) inadequate supply of renewables and storage, and increased demand will push up prices, especially during peak periods when gas traditionally provides reliability; (d) families will be forced to transition off gas, regardless of their financial situation or mar